Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of essential oils-loaded β-cyclodextrin-epichlorohydrin oligomer and chitosan composite films

• Published in: Colloids and surfaces, B, Biointerfaces Vol. 215; p. 112504
• Main Authors: Bai, Mei-Yan, Zhou, Qi, Zhang, Jie, Li, Ting, Cheng, Jun, Liu, Qun, Xu, Wen-Rong, Zhang, Yu-Cang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Antibacterial; Antioxidant; antioxidants; chitosan; Chitosan film; encapsulation; Essential oils; tensile strength; thermal stability; thymol; β-cyclodextrin; Chitosan film; Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Essential oils; β-cyclodextrin

Chitosan (CS) is becoming increasingly popular in food packaging due to its natural degradability and great film-forming properties. Nevertheless, its poor antibacterial properties and inadequate antioxidant properties prevent it from being used effectively. In this study, β-cyclodextrin-epichlorohy...